University of Georgia Athletics
Track & Field
Kyle Stevenson
- Title:
- Assistant Coach - Sprints
- Email:
- coachkyle@uga.edu
Kyle Stevenson was added as an assistant for sprints at the University of Georgia in July 2025 after serving as Mississippi State’s Director of Track & Field Operations during the preceding year. In his first season at UGA, Stevenson aided Director of Track & Field Caryl Smith Gilbert as the short sprinters established 21 new times on the school’s all-time top 10 lists, including two collegiate records and four school records, and the Bulldog teams posted three top two finishes at the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships, including the women’s indoor and outdoor titles.
Stevenson played a pivotal part in the instruction for redshirt freshman Adaejah Hodge, who completed one of the top seasons in collegiate track and field for a first-year competitor. Hodge won the 200-meter dash (school record 22.22, No. 4 all-time collegiate performer) and was second in the 60m (7.15) at the NCAA indoor meet before completing the 2026 sweep in the 200m, earning runner-up honors in the 100m and becoming the No. 4 all-time collegiate performers in the 4x100m relay alongside Kaila Jackson, Reign Redmond and Jassani Carter at the NCAA outdoor meet for the bronze medal (school record 41.89). Hodge topped the 100m collegiate record in the NCAA semifinal with a 10.63 (No. 5 all-time world performer) and became the collegiate record holder in the 200m during the NCAA final with a 21.68 (No. 8 all-time world performer). The Bowerman finalist, who won both the SEC indoor and outdoor 200m, was named The Track & Field News Collegiate Female Outdoor Athlete of the Year along with the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Outdoor Women’s Track Athlete of the Year.
Hodge was not the only sub-11 second sprinter Stevenson worked with in his first season in Athens. First-year transfer Jassani Carter went 10.88 (No. 2 in UGA history) at the NCAA East Prelims to punch her ticket to Nationals while senior Kaila Jackson ran a 10.97 (No. 3 in UGA history) at the same meet. With Jackson’s sixth-place finish in the 60m (7.22) at the NCAA Indoor Championships and her contribution on the 4x100m relay outdoors, she finished her career as a 12-time scoring All-American. Carter also teamed with Redmond, Hodge and freshman Lisa Raye to collect runner-up honors in the 4x100m relay at the SEC Championships with a then school record 42.61. Indoors, Steveson helped guide three Lady Bulldogs to score in the 60m at the SEC Championships with Hodge (7.18), Jackson (7.20) and Redmond (7.22) finishing fourth, fifth and seventh.
A youthful group of Bulldog men’s short sprinters also posted a series of highlights during Stevenson’s first year working with them. Freshman Jayden Daley rocketed to No. 7 on the school’s all-time list in the 100m with a 10.07 to win the Torrin Lawrence Memorial and also ran on the 4x100m relay at the meet that registered the No. 4 all-time UGA finish (38.92) with Brayden Williams, Jayden Finley and Maurice Gleaton. Indoors, Gleaton ran an altitude adjusted 60m time of 6.57 (No. 3 in UGA history) at the MLK Jr. Invite.
A former All-American, SEC champion and graduate of the University of Tennessee, Stevenson brings a wealth of track and field knowledge as well as an awareness of the state to Athens. Prior to his time in Starkville, Stevenson served as Georgia State University’s head coach from 2020-24 and was an assistant with the program from 2017-20.
The Panthers made considerable strides during Stevenson’s time in Atlanta, including breaking more than 25 school records. Stevenson’s squad won a pair of Sun Belt Conference crowns and secured eight more top three individual performances at the league meet over a six-year period. In addition, his program had a perfect 1,000 APR score, had the USTFCCCA highest cross country team GPA nationally in 2021 and boasted more than 100 academic honor roll awards.
Prior to coaching at Georgia State, Stevenson had successful stints at both Saint Martin’s University (2015-17) and East Tennessee State University (2014-15). While at Saint Martin’s in Washington state, Stevenson helped produce Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) indoor and outdoor record holders as the program piled up 17 school records in the sprints and jumps during his tenure. Thanks to having the 2016 NCAA Division II outdoor high jump champion as well as the 2017 indoor champion, Stevenson helped deliver the school its first national titles in history in any sport and produced a runner-up finish at the NCAA Division II 2016 indoor meet. Saint Martin’s won the 2016 and 2017 GNAC indoor championships while featuring the 2017 USTFCCCA Indoor Field Athlete of the Year.
Stevenson’s first collegiate position was with East Tennessee State where he helped the men and women take third at the 2014 Southern Conference (SoCon) Outdoor Championships. The Buccaneers, whose women were also third indoors in 2014, set indoor and outdoor conference records in the hurdles and had seven student-athletes named to the 2014 all-conference squad.
The first two coaching stops of Stevenson were at the high school level in Tennessee. Hardin Valley HS won the 2012 TSSAA girls state title under the direction of Stevenson and Austin East HS made its first state meet appearance in five years after his arrival. Stevenson also guided the 4x100-meter relay team to fourth place honors at the 2011 TSSAA meet at Austin East.
A Memphis, Tenn., native, Stevenson earned his bachelor’s degree in Sport Management and Business Administration (2010) at Tennessee before graduating with a Master’s degree in Sport Psych and Motor Behavior (2011). The former walk-on was a two-time All-American for the Volunteers who ran a leg on the 2007 SEC champion 4x100m relay team en route to Tennessee collecting the team title. Stevenson, who was a seven-time SEC scorer in four different events, finished his career with personal bests of 6.68 in the 60m, 10.29 in the 100m and 20.76 in the 200m while the fastest 4x100m relay he was a part of clocked a 38.88. While in Knoxville, Stevenson crossed paths with Smith Gilbert, who was a Tennessee assistant from 2003-07.
Stevenson played a pivotal part in the instruction for redshirt freshman Adaejah Hodge, who completed one of the top seasons in collegiate track and field for a first-year competitor. Hodge won the 200-meter dash (school record 22.22, No. 4 all-time collegiate performer) and was second in the 60m (7.15) at the NCAA indoor meet before completing the 2026 sweep in the 200m, earning runner-up honors in the 100m and becoming the No. 4 all-time collegiate performers in the 4x100m relay alongside Kaila Jackson, Reign Redmond and Jassani Carter at the NCAA outdoor meet for the bronze medal (school record 41.89). Hodge topped the 100m collegiate record in the NCAA semifinal with a 10.63 (No. 5 all-time world performer) and became the collegiate record holder in the 200m during the NCAA final with a 21.68 (No. 8 all-time world performer). The Bowerman finalist, who won both the SEC indoor and outdoor 200m, was named The Track & Field News Collegiate Female Outdoor Athlete of the Year along with the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Outdoor Women’s Track Athlete of the Year.
Hodge was not the only sub-11 second sprinter Stevenson worked with in his first season in Athens. First-year transfer Jassani Carter went 10.88 (No. 2 in UGA history) at the NCAA East Prelims to punch her ticket to Nationals while senior Kaila Jackson ran a 10.97 (No. 3 in UGA history) at the same meet. With Jackson’s sixth-place finish in the 60m (7.22) at the NCAA Indoor Championships and her contribution on the 4x100m relay outdoors, she finished her career as a 12-time scoring All-American. Carter also teamed with Redmond, Hodge and freshman Lisa Raye to collect runner-up honors in the 4x100m relay at the SEC Championships with a then school record 42.61. Indoors, Steveson helped guide three Lady Bulldogs to score in the 60m at the SEC Championships with Hodge (7.18), Jackson (7.20) and Redmond (7.22) finishing fourth, fifth and seventh.
A youthful group of Bulldog men’s short sprinters also posted a series of highlights during Stevenson’s first year working with them. Freshman Jayden Daley rocketed to No. 7 on the school’s all-time list in the 100m with a 10.07 to win the Torrin Lawrence Memorial and also ran on the 4x100m relay at the meet that registered the No. 4 all-time UGA finish (38.92) with Brayden Williams, Jayden Finley and Maurice Gleaton. Indoors, Gleaton ran an altitude adjusted 60m time of 6.57 (No. 3 in UGA history) at the MLK Jr. Invite.
A former All-American, SEC champion and graduate of the University of Tennessee, Stevenson brings a wealth of track and field knowledge as well as an awareness of the state to Athens. Prior to his time in Starkville, Stevenson served as Georgia State University’s head coach from 2020-24 and was an assistant with the program from 2017-20.
The Panthers made considerable strides during Stevenson’s time in Atlanta, including breaking more than 25 school records. Stevenson’s squad won a pair of Sun Belt Conference crowns and secured eight more top three individual performances at the league meet over a six-year period. In addition, his program had a perfect 1,000 APR score, had the USTFCCCA highest cross country team GPA nationally in 2021 and boasted more than 100 academic honor roll awards.
Prior to coaching at Georgia State, Stevenson had successful stints at both Saint Martin’s University (2015-17) and East Tennessee State University (2014-15). While at Saint Martin’s in Washington state, Stevenson helped produce Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) indoor and outdoor record holders as the program piled up 17 school records in the sprints and jumps during his tenure. Thanks to having the 2016 NCAA Division II outdoor high jump champion as well as the 2017 indoor champion, Stevenson helped deliver the school its first national titles in history in any sport and produced a runner-up finish at the NCAA Division II 2016 indoor meet. Saint Martin’s won the 2016 and 2017 GNAC indoor championships while featuring the 2017 USTFCCCA Indoor Field Athlete of the Year.
Stevenson’s first collegiate position was with East Tennessee State where he helped the men and women take third at the 2014 Southern Conference (SoCon) Outdoor Championships. The Buccaneers, whose women were also third indoors in 2014, set indoor and outdoor conference records in the hurdles and had seven student-athletes named to the 2014 all-conference squad.
The first two coaching stops of Stevenson were at the high school level in Tennessee. Hardin Valley HS won the 2012 TSSAA girls state title under the direction of Stevenson and Austin East HS made its first state meet appearance in five years after his arrival. Stevenson also guided the 4x100-meter relay team to fourth place honors at the 2011 TSSAA meet at Austin East.
A Memphis, Tenn., native, Stevenson earned his bachelor’s degree in Sport Management and Business Administration (2010) at Tennessee before graduating with a Master’s degree in Sport Psych and Motor Behavior (2011). The former walk-on was a two-time All-American for the Volunteers who ran a leg on the 2007 SEC champion 4x100m relay team en route to Tennessee collecting the team title. Stevenson, who was a seven-time SEC scorer in four different events, finished his career with personal bests of 6.68 in the 60m, 10.29 in the 100m and 20.76 in the 200m while the fastest 4x100m relay he was a part of clocked a 38.88. While in Knoxville, Stevenson crossed paths with Smith Gilbert, who was a Tennessee assistant from 2003-07.
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